Stress and Disease Processes

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface ix
• List of Contributors xi
• 1 - Acute and Chronic Stress and the Immune System 1
• Acknowledgment 22
• References 23
• 2 - Stress and Immunity 27
• Acknowledgments 47
• References 48
• 3 - Selected Methodological Concepts: Mediation and Moderation, Individual Differences, Aggregation Strategies, and Variability of Replicates 55
• Acknowledgments 70
• References 71
• 4 - Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Catecholamines: A Study on Their Role in Stress- Induced Immunomodulation 73
• Acknowledgments 88
• References 89
• 5 - Behavioral Responses to Cyclophosphamide in Animals with Autoimmune Disease 93
• Acknowledgment 101
• References 102
• 6 - Depression and Immunity: Central Corticotropin- Releasing Factor Activates the Autonomic Nervous System and Reduces Natural Killer Cell Activity 103
• Acknowledgments 115
• References 117
• 7 - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Psychoneuroimmunology 121
• References 133
• 8 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Stress Responses in Hiv-1 Seropositive and At-Risk Seronegative Gay Men 139
• References 159
• 9 - Clinical Significance of Psychoneuroimmunology: Prediction of Cancer Outcomes 165
• References 172
• 10 - Interactive Models of Reactivity: the Relationship Between Hostility and Potentially Pathogenic Physiological Responses to Social Stressors 175
• References 191
• 11 - Insulin Sensitivity and Blood Pressure 197
• Acknowledgment 214
• References 215
• 12 - Insulin Resistance as A Determinant of Cardiovascular Reactivity 225
• References 231
• 13 - Glycemic Responsivity to Adrenergic Stimulation and Genetic Predisposition to Type Ii Diabetes 235
• References 247
• 14 - Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Diabetes: A Multivariate Framework 249
• Acknowledgment 268
• References 269
• 15 - Compliance and Control in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes: Does Behavior Really Make A Difference? 275
• Acknowledgment 294
• References 295
• Author Index 299
• Subject Index 323

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